Nguyen blazing her own trail

Cindy Nguyen is the highest ranked tennis player in the Big West conference and the first University of Hawaii athlete to ever qualify for singles play in the NCAA tournament.

But if you dive beyond the stats, you'll find the charisma and eccentricity that has paved way for her success.

"When I found out I was going to the ncaa I was jumping for joy and running in circles." says Nguyen. "Just screaming in public. Like, oh my gosh, I'm going."

Expression has never been a weakness of Nguyen. Even if she never uttered a word, you'd be able to see her colorful array of head bands from a mile away.

"My headbands are my trade mark, I have a different one every single time" Nguyen says while sporting a multi-layered headband of red, white and sherbet-orange trim. "But, my dad told me that I have to be normal, but who wants to be normal when I can be myself?"

Nguyen is also not shy about revealing her hidden talent she developed early in life...juggling.

"That was my big accomplishment in middle school," she says laughing. "Juggling tennis balls. I was the cool kid. I don't juggle anything interesting like fire or rackets, just tennis balls."